Re: Workgroup cant find PC's

From: daniel (daniel_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:53:02 -0800

and i have run the laptop and pc both with the default user name
administrator and i have changed the passwords so they match aswell

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> Is there a user account on the Win2k machine that is identical to one on the
> XP Pro box, same user name and password? If not, add one. Make sure that the
> permissions on any shared resources allow this account access.
>
> Note, it's not necessary for the account to be logged on to the other
> machine for this to work. It just has to be present. I hope that makes
> sense.
>
> Did you turn off simple file sharing on the XP machine? If you did then the
> same rule applies here, log on to XP with an accout that's identical to one
> on the 2K machine.
>
> Can you ping one machine from the other? Start -> Run -> cmd.exe -> ping
> LAPTOP or ping DESKTOP (just substitute the correct names).
>
> What if anything is showing up in My Network Places?
>
> Are any error messages being displayed when you attempt to connect? If so,
> post them here.
>
> Have you ruled out any problems with network cards or your crossover cable?
> Start -> Run -> ping localhost. At least find out if your cards are OK.
>
> Are your IP settings OK? Start -> Run -> ipconfig /all. See if the numbers
> check out OK.
>
> It's usually a good idea to reboot a machine whenever you make changes that
> could effect network access. Also, whenever you change settings that are
> related to user accounts they won't take effect until that user logs off and
> back on.
>
> Nepatsfan
>
> "daniel" <daniel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:029D79C7-154A-4A55-8DEA-FC4A9752A45C@microsoft.com...
> > Sorry i wasint clear in my post i am using a crossover cable as they are
> > not
> > connected to a hub or router
> >
> > Thanks Daniel
> >
> >
>
>
>

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